Thanks to Route 66, I can pinpoint my attraction to men. It began airing on CBS-TV just after I turned seven, and not long after my parents bought me my first portable television set. George Maharis was my first crush even though I had no idea what that meant at the time.
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He and Martin Milner drove a Corvette on America's arguably most famous highway. The show probably contributed to my love for road trips, too.
We moved to France, where I had no access to television at all, before Maharis left the show. Little did I know that the producers canned him when they discovered he was gay.
I'll never forget seeing him when I worked in the Bloomingdale's tie department during the late 70s. He stopped me in my tracks on Third Avenue as I was crossing the street. Keep in mind that I hadn't seen him in nearly 20 years, so you know he must have made a big impression on my pre-pubescent consciousness.
Too bad I never knew he was one of the first celebrities to pose for Playgirl in 1973 when I was still in college. I somehow would have gotten my hands on a copy.
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